Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. records most hurricane-force gusts in a single day
(Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday registered the highest number of hurricane-force gusts on record in a single day, the National Weather Service (NWS) said, days after one of the deadliest to...
Dec 16, 2021
Exclusive-Facebook to win conditional EU nod for Kustomer buy, sources say
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Facebook is set to gain EU antitrust approval for its acquisition of Kustomer after offering remedies that allow rival products to function with those of the U.S. c...
Dec 16, 2021
UK likely to see reliable data on Omicron in January, says health official
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will most likely only have reliable data on the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant in early January and possibly in the week between Christmas and New Year, a lea...
Dec 16, 2021
Euro zone trade surplus smaller than expected in Oct
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone's trade surplus with the rest of the world was much smaller than expected in October, data showed on Thursday, as the bloc's trade deficit in energy surged on higher...
Dec 16, 2021
Illumina blasts EU antitrust regulators over Grail deal scrutiny
By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - U.S. life sciences company Illumina on Thursday criticised EU antitrust regulators for scrutinising its $8 billion cash-and-stock takeover of Grail even though t...
Dec 16, 2021
France says facial recognition company Clearview breached privacy law
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) - France's data privacy watchdog CNIL has ordered Clearview AI, a facial recognition company that has collected 10 billion images worldwide, to stop amassing and us...
Dec 16, 2021
Warm, dry conditions threaten U.S. Plains winter wheat belt
By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Dry and unseasonably warm weather is threatening yield prospects for winter wheat in the U.S. Plains bread basket, crop and weather experts said, as global suppl...
Dec 16, 2021
Analysis-The three data reports that persuaded Powell to speed up Fed's taper
By Jonnelle Marte, Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir (Reuters) - The ink had barely dried on the Federal Reserve's November policy decision to begin reducing bond purchases when Chair Jerome Powell beca...
Dec 16, 2021
Explainer: Is it safe for Americans to travel for the holidays?
By Manas Mishra and Leroy Leo (Reuters) - The spread of the Omicron variant and a surge in COVID-19 cases have raised Americans' concern about traveling over the holidays. Health experts offered the f...
Dec 16, 2021
Ghislaine Maxwell's defense in sex abuse trial to begin its case
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ghislaine Maxwell's defense is set to start making its case in the British socialite's sex abuse trial on Thursday, after the jury heard testimony from four women who...
Dec 16, 2021
